Railway-chair



(No Model.)

J. H. BEAM.

RAILWAY CHAIR.

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Patented Mar. 20 18-83.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

JOSEPH H. BEAM, OF CANTOROHIG.

RAILWAY-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 274,377, dated March 20, 1883.

Application filed October 28, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OSEPH H. BEAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved railroad-chair. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the adjacent ends of two rails seated and fastened in the chair. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same.

The object of this invention is to provide a chair for railroad-rails which shall hold the ends of the rails properly in place in such manner as to avoid the necessity of fish-plates or bolts.

In the drawings the chair is representedas being formed of a bed or base plate, a, side fianges,=a a, and studs 11- a projecting upwardly from the'base-plate a and in wardl y from the side flanges, (1., these parts being formed integrally of cast metal or wrought. In the base-plate it, along the central portion thereof, are formed a series of countersunk apertures,

. a for the purpose of receiving and concealing the heads of spikes B for holding the chair in position upon the ties independently of other fastening devices.

The ends of the railroad-rails B are of substantially the ordinary character, except that they are formed with recesses corresponding in position to the studs a" and adapted to engage therewith, the bottoms of the rails being of substantially the same width as the bedplate a of the chair, the side flanges, a, being (when the parts are in place) in close proximity to the sides of the bottom of the rail. The recesses in the rail are somewhat larger than the lugs or studs c so as to allow a space for the movement of the rails when they are contracting or expanding.

The chair is supported in two or more ties, as shown in Fig. 2, and to them it is firmly fastened by means of the spikes B. In addition'to the spikes B the spikes D D are employed to hold the chair and rails in place.

These spikes are substantially like those ordi-' narily employed to spike railroad ra-ils, the heads being made of such length that they will overlap the flanges a and bear upon the flange of the rail, thus holding the rail securely upon the bed-plate of the chair.

When a chair of this kind is used the rails are held in place with perfect firmness, and at the same time avoid entirely the necessity of the ordinary fish-plates and bolts, though reengage with the notches in the rails, and the spikes 1), whose heads overlap both the flange at and the flange of the rail, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH H. BEAM.

Witnesses: 1

HENRY FISHER, Gno. E. BALDWIN. 

